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US-11368576

Management of a communication call between a caller communications terminal, having a main call identifier and a secondary call identifier, and a called communications terminal

PublishedJune 21, 2022
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Technical Abstract

A method for managing a communication call between a caller communications terminal and a called communications terminal. The caller communications terminal has a permanent main call identifier and at least one recorded temporary secondary call identifier, in association with the main call identifier, in at least one communications management device. When the caller communications terminal initiates a communication call to the called communications terminal from the secondary call identifier, such a method implements: sending, to the called terminal, a notification including at least the main call identifier, the secondary call identifier and at least one piece of identification information of a user of the calling terminal associated with said secondary call identifier; and routing the communication call to the called terminal in using the secondary call identifier.

Patent Claims
10 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A method comprising: managing, by a communications management device, communication calls between a caller communications terminal and a called communications terminal, the caller communications terminal having a main call identifier and at least one secondary call identifier, which is recorded in association with said main call identifier in the communications management device, the main call identifier and the secondary call identifier being call identifiers from which the caller communications terminal can set up the communication calls, and wherein the managing comprises, in response to said caller communications terminal initiating a communication call addressed to said called communications terminal from said at least one secondary call identifier: sending, to said called terminal, a notification comprising at least said main call identifier, said at least one secondary call identifier and at least one piece of identification information of a user of said caller terminal associated with said secondary call identifier; and after sending the notification, routing said communication call to said called terminal using said at least one secondary call identifier.

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2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said notification also comprises an instruction on management of a contact associated with said user of said caller terminal, said management instruction belonging to the group consisting of: a creation instruction; a reading instruction; an update instruction; a delete instruction.

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3. A non-transitory computer-readable recording carrier, on which there is recorded a computer program comprising program code instructions for execution of a method of managing, by a communications management device, communication calls between a caller communications terminal and a called communications terminal, when said program is executed by a processor of the communications management device, wherein the instructions configure the communications management device to: record, in association, a main call identifier and at least one secondary call identifier of said caller communications terminal, the main call identifier and the secondary call identifier being call identifiers from which the caller communications terminal can set up the communication calls; receive a communication call initiated by said caller communications terminal from said at least one secondary call identifier, addressed to said called communications terminal; send, to said called terminal, a notification comprising at least said main call identifier, said at least one secondary call identifier and at least one piece of identification information of a user of said caller terminal associated with said secondary call identifier; and after sending the notification, route said communication call to said called terminal using said at least one secondary call identifier.

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4. A communications management device for setting up communication calls between a caller communications terminal and a called communications terminal, the communications management device comprising: a processing circuit that is configured to: record, in association, a main call identifier and at least one secondary call identifier of said caller communications terminal, the main call identifier and the secondary call identifier being call identifiers from which the caller communications terminal can set up the communication calls; receive a communication call initiated by said caller communications terminal from said at least one secondary call identifier, addressed to said called communications terminal; send a notification to said called terminal, comprising at least said main call identifier, said at least one secondary call identifier and at least one piece of identification information of a user of said caller terminal associated with said secondary call identifier; and after sending the notification, route the communication call to the called terminal using the secondary call identifier.

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5. A method for managing by a called communications terminal an incoming communication call, said incoming communication call being initiated by a caller communications terminal having a main call identifier and at least one secondary call identifier, which is recorded in association with said main call identifier, in at least one communications management device, the main call identifier and the secondary call identifier being call identifiers from which the caller communications terminal can set up the communication call, and, wherein the method comprises the following acts performed by the called communications terminal: in response to said incoming communication call being initiated from said at least one secondary call identifier: receiving a notification comprising at least said main call identifier, said at least one secondary call identifier and at least one piece of identification information of a user of said caller terminal associated with said secondary call identifier; verifying presence of at least said main call identifier in an address book of said called communications terminal; upon reception of said incoming communication call: in the event of the presence of said main call identifier, displaying a user identifier stored in said address book, in association with said present call identifier; and in the event of absence of said main call identifier in said address book, displaying said at least one identification information comprised in said received notification.

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6. The method for managing an incoming communication call according to claim 5 , further comprising, in the event of the presence of said main call identifier in said address book, the called communications terminal updating, in said address book, a contact associated with a user of said caller terminal, by addition of said at least one secondary call identifier and/or of said piece of identification information comprised in said notification received.

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7. The method for managing an incoming communication call according to claim 5 , further comprising the called communications terminal, in the event of absence of said main call identifier in the address book, at an end of said incoming communication call, displaying a message proposing recording said at least one piece of identification information, in association with said at least one secondary call identifier and/or said main call identifier, in said address book.

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8. The method for managing an incoming communication call according to claim 5 , further comprising the called communications terminal verifying that said main call identifier is a blocked call identifier and, if the answer is affirmative, rejecting said incoming communication call initiated from said at least one secondary call identifier.

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9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording carrier, on which there is recorded a computer program comprising program code instructions for execution of a method of managing an incoming communication call, when said program is executed by a processor of a called communications terminal, said incoming communication call being initiated by a caller communications terminal having a main call identifier and at least one secondary call identifier, which is recorded in association with said main call identifier, in at least one communications management device, the main call identifier and the secondary call identifier being call identifiers from which the caller communications terminal can set up the communication call, and wherein the method comprises the following acts performed by the called communications terminal: in response to said incoming communication call being initiated from said at least one secondary call identifier: receiving a notification comprising at least said main call identifier, said at least one secondary call identifier and at least one piece of identification information of a user of said caller terminal associated with said secondary call identifier; verifying presence of at least said main call identifier in an address book of said called communications terminal; upon reception of said incoming communication call: in the event of the presence of said main call identifier, displaying a user identifier stored in said address book, in association with said present call identifier; and in the event of absence of said main call identifier in said address book, displaying said at least one identification information comprised in said received notification.

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10. A communications terminal comprising: a processing circuit configured to: process an incoming communication call initiated by the caller communications terminal, having a main call identifier and at least one secondary call identifier, which is recorded in association with said main call identifier in at least one communications management device, the main call identifier and the secondary call identifier being call identifiers from which the caller communications terminal can set up the communication call, comprising: in response to said incoming communication call being initiated from said at least one secondary call identifier: receiving a notification comprising at least said main call identifier, said at least one secondary call identifier and at least one piece of identification information of a user of said caller terminal associated with said secondary call identifier; performing a verification on presence of at least one of said main call identifier, in an address book of said called communications terminal; and upon reception of said incoming communication call: in the event of a presence of said main call identifier in said address book, displaying a user identifier stored in said address book in association with said present call identifier; and in the event of an absence of said main call identifier in said address book, displaying said identification information comprised in the notification received.

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Filing Date

November 5, 2019

Publication Date

June 21, 2022

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